Open Foundations · Oregon

James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation

Tigard, Oregon · EIN 943192331. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $5.3M across 53 grants in 2025, a median of $75K each.

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$5.3M
paid in 2025
53
grants paid
$75K
median grant
2%
to first-time recipients
$83.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JAMES SHIRLEY RIPPEY FAMILY FOUNDAT
Address
13401 SW MOUNTAIN RIDGE CT, PORTLAND, OR, 97224
Phone
5414364449
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE. A REQUEST FOR THE ONLINE LINK TO THE APPLICATION CAN BE MADE BY EMAILING THE FOUNDATION. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990/990-EZ OF EACH APPLICANT ARE REQUESTED AS A PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
Submission deadline
SEPTEMBER 1ST
Restrictions on awards
GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF OREGON WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE GREATER PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA AND EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER IRC 501(C)(3).

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631329349103138. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

student scholarshipseducationyouth

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 53 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Oregon FoundationOR$600,000STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, LUNDQUIST BUSINESS SCHOOL, SAIL PROGRAM AND U OF O PATHWAYS
2Library FoundationOR$225,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Albertina KerrOR$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Casa of Multwashcol CntyOR$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5College PossibleMN$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS
6De La Salle North Catholic HsOR$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Friends of the ChildrenOR$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Boys and Girls ClubsOR$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9New Avenues for YouthOR$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Oregon TechOR$150,000STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
11Oregon ZooOR$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS
12Portland Community CollegeOR$150,000STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
13St Mary's Home for BoysOR$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14The Next DoorOR$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Adelante MujeresOR$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202047$3.6M
202150$4.4M
202251$4.0M
202347$3.9M
202451$4.1M
2025 (partial year)53$5.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Oregon94%
Minnesota2%
California2%
Washington2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Eric RippeyDirector · 2025
Jeffrey L RippeyPresident · 2025
Mason RippeyDirector · 2025
Robin R HolmanSecretary · 2025
Sarah HolcombDirector · 2025
Timothy M RippeyVice President · 2025
Valerie RippeyDirector · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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